The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-04-28
issued every Thursday Morning
20 owners of Minerals and Mineral
Properties.


We have effected arrangements with
DIR. Traphagen. graduate of Columbia
School of Mines and now instructor in
chemistry in the Staunton Male Academy,
for furnishing qualitative analyses of lion
and manganese ores, ochres, sc. These
reports will determine the quality OF the
metal and whether they are of sufficient
value to justify development, and will
be furnished free. Should qudntaotare
analysis be desired, it will be supplied at a
reasonable cost.
Parties sending specimens must pay all
charges of transportation on materials 10
this Office.
The result OF the analysis will be pub
lished in the VIRGINIAN, the owner
name being designated by his initials.
Under this arrangement parties having
minerals upon their property can send
specimens and have them tested as to
quality auithout cost.
REPORTS OF EXAMINATIONS OF ORES, &C.
Made for the YIRGINIAN.
No. $685.. A. M, Stonewall, Va. No.
Manganese wad Of no value III itself,
but valuable, as indicating the presence OF
ore of better quality.
No. 4O0.-S. A. NJ, No. 2.-Nodule OF
limestone with cavities filled with caicite.
No. 4Ol.-S. A. NJ, No. 3.-Limestone
and calcite, which would burn to good lime,
possibly hydraulic.
No. 4O2.-S. A. NJ, No. 4.-Fine speci-
men of galena.
No. 403.-C. H., Stonewall, Va, No. l.
Manganiferous iron ore.
No. 4O4.-C. H., No. CLAY; would
probably make good fire clay.
No. 4O5.-C. II, No 3.-Iron pyrites and
anthracite coal.
No. 4o6.-C. H., No. 4.-Limestone:
probably hydraulic.
No, 407.-M. NJ. p. Major, Va. Ne. l.
Magnetic iron pyrites.
No. 40S.-M. M. P, No. 2.-Magnetic
iron ore.
No. 4o9.-M. NJ. P, No. Strap rock
and quartz.
No. 410.-M. M. p, No 4.-Contains
iron pyrites, but in too small quantity td
be valuable.
No. 4l1.-M. NJ. p, No. 5.-Quart2
crystal.
No. 4l2.-M. M. P. No. 6.-Carbonate
of iron; siderite.
No. 4IS.-M. NJ. p, No. 7.-Contains
iron pyrites.
NJ. Ala M. M. P, No. S.-Specimer
of very fine hematite iron ore.
No. 4l5.-M. M. p, No. 9.-Mica schist
No. 4l6.-M. M. p, No. 10.-Quart.
crystal.
No. AIM. M. P, No. 11.-Quart.
crystal.
No. 41S-M. III. P, No. 12.-Watel
worn quartz crystal.
No Abe. W., Crab Bottom, Va No
1.-Hematite iron ore; fair quality.
No. 42O.-E. W., No. 2.-Iron ore carry
ing much silica, but not enough to impair
its value seriously.
No. ALE. W, No. 3.-Highly sill
cious iron ore.
No. 422.-E. W., No. 4.-Sandstone cal
rying considerable iron.
No. 423.-E. W., No. Slime specime
of limonite iron ore.
No. 424.-E. W., No. 6.-Fine specimen
of iron ore Of the fossil or Clinton variety
No. 425.-E. W., No. 7.-Ferruginou
sandstone; the streaking is caused by tn
different degree Of the oxidation OF th
iron in the several layers.
No. Age. W., No. S.-Sandstone witt
streaks of limonite iron ore through it.
No. 427.-E. W.. No. "a valuabl
hematite iron ore.
No. 42S.-E. W., No. 10.-IIighly sill
cious iron ore.
No. 429.-E. W.. No. l1.-Sandstone an
limonite; of no value.
No. 43O.-E W., No 12.-IIematite iro
of tolerable quality.
No. ale. W., No. 13.-Trap rocl
carrying small amount OF iron.
No. 432.-E.W.. No. 14.-Conglomerat
carrying considerable iron.
No. 43S.-E. W.. No. 15.-Sandston
colored bright red by oxide of iron.
No. 434.-E. W., No. 16.-Outcrop
limonite iron ore.
No 435-T. ]. j., Staunton, Va.-Cla
appears to be refractory clay.
No. 436.-W b., Churchville, Va.
{ Hematite iron ore with gangue of epido
and quartz.
No. 437.-D. f. T., Stuart s Draft, Va.
: very fine specimen of hematite iron or
No. 4Ss.-Dr. G.. I. r., Mt. Scion, Va.
Coal shale: usually found everything coal.
No. 439.-W. r. H.. .Vesuvius, Va.
re foi
the quantity OF iron present is too low
give it valve.
No. 44o.-M. P. f.. Stanton. Va.
Dolometc limestone, carrying iron pyrite
No. ALL. s., Staunton, Va.-Clay
fine texture, and suitable for fine dark ct
ored pottery.
No. Az. M. ", Greenville, Va.
Iron ore, very silcious, but otherwise
good quality.
No. ALL. H., Stanton, Va.-Fa
quality limonite iron ore.
No AL. K. G., Mitchell's Static
eCulpepper county, Va.-No. Ia prof.
ising set of samples of copper ore, carb
nate and silicate. The copper is the Oh
metal of value present.
No. 445.-J. K. G.. No. 2.-Contai
some iron, but not enough torender it v
.uable.
No. 446.-J. K g., No. 3.-Does not &C
tain any graphite; is colored by organ
matter.
No. All. K. g., No. Am ochre
fine color. but containing mica. An objt
tion to the ochre is that in the sampl
the color doesnot seem to behomogeneol
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